Wine and cheese

I'm a huge fan of a good place that has a great wine and cheese plate with a good ambiance, nice Dim lighting and soft soothing music.That place for me right now is Hops and Clusters. Its a nice small spot in Tallahassee off of north Monroe St. its also a specialty store so you can purchase great wines, and flavored oils, and very nice gourmet products. Anyway I've been there a couple of times I enjoyed the wine and cheese platter a lot, mostly because of the vast variety of cheeses from different origins all around the world. The meats and fruit selection that accompany the platter really compliment it ..The key to a great cheese platter for me would be to have an large range of depth as far as flavors, and textures. Its good to have a couple different types of soft cheese like a brie or a Camembert, hard cheeses like a Sharpe cheddar and a bleu vein cheese like a Roquefort. Different cured meats like Capicola, Pancetta. Having good fruits like Grapes,Figs, strawberries are also a favored of mine. You can also include different mustards, jams, olives and crackers are great too, anything that excites your taste buds and is eye catching works. Now wines, my favorite wine is Sauvignon Blanc, I would say serve any type of wine that you really enjoy and any wine that really compliments and doesn't off set the delicate flavors of the cheeses, you don't have to shy away from a nice robust wine such as a merlot, its complelely fine to use.  So make your next date night Hops and Clusters its a really nice experience, its very pricey but well worth it.                                      

                                        hops and clusters cheese board its about for 4 cheeses  $20   

                                                                                  A Sample of a really good Wine & Cheese spread.